GENERAL EXCELLENCE – DAILY PRINT:
1st Idaho Statesman
2nd Idaho Press-Tribune
3rd Times-News
Honorable Mention – Idaho State Journal
GENERAL NEWS STORY – DAILY PRINT
1st Laurie Welch – Times-News – “Unsettled Dust”
2nd John O’Connell – Idaho State Journal – “Accreditation eludes museum”
3rd John Bulger – Idaho State Journal – “Labor of love”
SPOT NEWS COVERAGE – DAILY PRINT
1st Katy Moeller – Idaho Statesman – “Boat trip turns tragic for 12 on Payette Lake”
2nd Damon Hunzeker – Times-News – “Rupert man arrested after wrong turn – into prosecutor’s garage”
3rd Cody Bloomsburg & Casey Santee – Idaho State Journal – “Deluge”
WATCHDOG/INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – DAILY PRINT
1st Dan Popkey – Idaho Statesman – “Pilot ‘outed’ by false accusation”
2nd TIE
Sean Ellis – Idaho State Journal – “Church of the firstborn”
Dan Popkey – Idaho Statesman – “AG: Schools lost out on cheap lakeside leases”
3rd TIE
Rebecca Boone – The Associated Press – “Private Prison Violence”
Ben Botkin – Times-News – “Questions raised about CSI / builder relationship”
SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT – DAILY PRINT
1st Jessie L. Bonner – The Associated Press – “Backcountry mail pilot helps preserve way of life”
2nd Rebecca Boone, Mike Warren – The Associated Press – “A matter of will”
3rd Michael Deeds – Idaho Statesman – “A second chance”
Honorable Mention
Debbie Bryce – Idaho State Journal – “Out of the shadows”
LIGHT FEATURE REPORT – DAILY PRINT
1st Tim Woodward – Idaho Statesman – “Remember the great depression”
2nd Alecia Warren – Coeur d’Alene Press – “Garbage Gal”
3rd Yann Ranaivo – Idaho State Journal – “Miracle miles”
Honorable Mention – John O’Connell – Idaho State Journal – “Life is sweet”
SERIES – DAILY PRINT
1st Joshua Palmer, Meagan Thompson – Times-News – “Follow the barley”
2nd Casey Santee – Idaho State Journal – “Dome Dream”
3rd Bradley Guire, David Bashore, Ryan Howe, Megan Thompson, Sandy Salas, Drew Godleski, James Wright, David Cooper, Eric Larsen – Times-News – “The Price to Play”
Honorable Mention
John O’Connell – Idaho State Journal – “Medical Mission”
Alison Boggs – The Spokesman-Review – “A difficult blessing”
OUTDOOR FEATURE – DAILY PRINT
1st Kris Millgate – Post Register – “Pepper vs. Powder”
2nd Roger Phillips – Idaho Statesman – “Hunter vs. Wolf”
3rd John Bulger – Idaho State Journal – “Bonneville Cutthroats”
SPORTS NEWS COVERAGE – DAILY PRINT
1st Kevin Ang – Idaho State Journal – “It’s not always easy to watch”
2nd Bradley Guire – Times-News – “The Scoop on Scooping”
3rd TIE
Chadd Cripe – Idaho Statesman – “Where do BCS bucks go?”
Jesse Baumgartner – Lewiston Tribune – “Guts and Glory”
Honorable Mention – Chadd Cripe – Idaho Statesman – “Social networking and sports collide”
SPORTS FEATURE STORY – DAILY PRINT
1st Jesse Zentz – Idaho Statesman – “The son also rises”
2nd Chadd Cripe – Idaho Statesman – “Death still resonates”
3rd Ryan Howe – Times-News – “Crane’s Coverage”
GENERAL COLUMN – DAILY PRINT
1st Katherine Jones – Idaho Statesman – “Faith and fearlessness; Emerging from the darkness of mental illness; Understanding the circle of life”
2nd Craig Bosley – Idaho State Journal – “Remembering the good days; Have we earned what veterans gave us?; Christmases past”
3rd Tim Woodward – Idaho Statesman – “A perfect world would be paint-free; A ‘worthless’ dog – until it vanished; From glue pots to e-editions”
SPECIALTY COLUMN – DAILY PRINT
1st Pete Zimowsky – Idaho Statesman – “You can introduce kids to nature; Safe bike commuting; Beware of Moose on the loose”
2nd Michael Deeds – Idaho Statesman – “Rough-sounding music?; Kanye West is a symptom of a larger cultural challenge; Retweet after me”
3rd Jill Kuraitis – NewWest.net – “Transportation Money Match is Advantage: Otter; Let Human Needs Guide Budget-Makers; Talking Renewable Entergy: a Cognitive Dissonance”
EDITORIAL – DAILY PRINT
1st Vickie Holbrook – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Local judges understand valley crime; County, Idaho must provide quality legal defense work; Firefighter pay hike not reasonable”
2nd David Woolsey – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Ban texting while driving; Statehouse debate not simple; Legislature may need recess”
3rd Kevin Richert – Idaho Statesman – “A success story and a model for the future; Police conduct is disturbing; so is the city’s reaction to it; Why are they still here?”
HEADLINES – DAILY PRINT
1st Genie Arcano, Joi Topete, Jason Lantz, Craig Sonoda – Idaho Statesman – “H20HHH!; Home, home in the Grange; Idaho inmates redeem wrongs with a write; Even the smell gets recycled; Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh girl!; New school is a lesson in itself”
2nd Benjamin Kennedy – Idaho State Journal – “Peli-can’ts; Goooaaalll!; Yes we can; A fowl business; So long Charlie”
3rd Bill Wambeke – Times – News – “Showing, not telling; Gun fight; Bow ‘Wow’!; Praying for the perpetrator; Death of date night; A line worth waiting for”
PAGE DESIGN – DAILY PRINT
1st Randy Lavorante – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Warning Signs”
2nd Patrick Davis – Idaho Statesman – “Suit Up; Holiday dazzle; Cool stuff”
3rd Benjamin Kennedy – Idaho State Journal – “Turkey Day primer; Pocatello big bands”
SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT
1st Katherine Jones – Idaho Statesman – “Sand Hollow Fire”
2nd Charlie Litchfield – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Grieving Mother”
3rd Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – “Auto Accident”
Honorable Mention
Chris Butler – Idaho Statesman – “River Claims Man’s Life”
Laurie Welch – Times-News – “Too Close for Comfort”
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT
1st Greg Keller – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Walking Dino”
2nd Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – “Lil’ Cowpoke Rodeo”
3rd Joe Kline – Idaho State Journal – “Roping’
Honorable Mention
Chris Butler – Idaho Statesman – Lots of water, now will it last”
Shawn Raecke – Idaho Statesman – “Yes says the ballerina”
GENERAL NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT
1st Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – “Flu Vaccination”
2nd Mike Vogt – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Caldwell Night Rodeo”
3rd Joe Kline – Idaho State Journal – “Sunset Bluegrass”
Honorable Mention – Joe Jaszewski – Idaho Statesman – “First Day of Wolf Hunt”
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT
1st Katherine Jones – Idaho Statesman – “Boise’s Ironman”
2nd Joe Kline – Idaho State Journal – “State Champs”
3rd Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – “Eyes on the Prize”
Honorable Mention – Darin Oswald – Idaho Statesman – “Slide Home”
PHOTO ESSAY – DAILY PRINT
1st Joe Jaszewski – Idaho Statesman – “Robert Manwill”
2nd Staff – Idaho Statesman – “2009 Special Olympics”
GRAPHICS – DAILY PRINT
1st Patrick Davis – Idaho Statesman – “Fishing Idaho 101”
2nd Patrick Davis – Idaho Statesman – “Keep your bike rolling”
3rd Patrick Davis – Idaho Statesman – “The language of tomatoes”
ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st Kristin Rodine – Idaho Statesman – “Arts, energy and a ‘gazillion things'”
2nd Dana Oland – Idaho Statesman – “Recession takes toll on performing arts”
3RD Dan Lea – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Limited engagement: One night only”
POLITICAL REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st Betsy Z. Russell – The Spokesman-Review – “Ex-official says politics played a role in firing”
2nd Sharon Strauss, Brian Dooley – Idaho Press-Tribune – “First 100 days”
3rd Bethann Stewart – Idaho Statesman – “Is the Idaho meth project working?”
EDUCATION REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st Ben Botkin – Times-News – “A sense of the classroom”
2nd Jessie L. Bonner – The Associated Press – “In Idaho, 2 types of public school systems compete”
3rd John O’Connell – Idaho State Journal – “Starting over”
BUSINESS REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st Ariel Hansen – Times-News – “One Valley, One Economy”
2nd Kristin Rodine – Idaho Statesman – “Demise of ambitious project stirs worry, hope in Nampa”
3rd Bill Roberts – Idaho Statesman – “Picking up DBSI’s pieces”
AGRICULTURE REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st Virginia Hutchins – Times-News – “Shoving Sheep”
2nd Bethann Stewart – Idaho Statesman – “Urban farmers make the most of tiny Boise plots”
3rd John O’Connell – Idaho State Journal – “Sweet business”
CRIME / COURTS REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st Kristin Rodine – Idaho Statesman – “Double standard? Women molesters”
2nd Betsy Z. Russell – The Spokesman-Review – “Case points out judge’s dual role”
3rd Cynthia Sewell – Idaho Statesman – “Finding LeAnn”
Honorable Mention – Patrick Orr – Idaho Statesman – “Prosecutors opting not to seek executions”
RELIGION REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st Andrew Weeks – Times-News – “Happy outside the church: Ex-Mormon groups offer support”
2nd Andrew Weeks – Times-News – “No longer a slave: Outreach ministry offers hope to addicts”
3rd Jimmy Hancock – Idaho State Journal – “Local Temple hopes”
ENVIRONMENT REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st TIE
Tim Woodward – Idaho Statesman – “A forest in decline”
John Bulger – Idaho State Journal – “Still Raging”
2nd Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – “Striking a Balance”
3rd Jesse Nance – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Solar, wind on the rise in Idaho”
Honorable Mention
Nate Poppino – Times-News – “Faded Forest”
HEALTH/MEDICAL REPORTING – DAILY PRINT
1st Blair Koch –Times-News – “The cost of caring: Home health care braces for cuts”
2nd Colleen LaMay – Idaho Statesman – “Middle class battles illness, medical bills”
3rd Melissa Davlin – Times-News – “From amputation comes freedom”
SPECIAL SECTION- DAILY PRINT
1st Staff – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Portraits of Idaho – Calvacade 2009”
2nd Staff – Idaho Statesman – “Helping build a community for 145 years”
3rd Staff – Idaho Statesman – “Special Olympics”
Honorable Mention
Joshua Palmer, Blair Koch, Cindy Snyder, Andrew Weeks, Bill Wambeke – The Twin Falls Times News – “Magic Valley Business Review”
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – DAILY PRINT
1st Dan Angell – Idaho State Journal
